§ Lord Stoddart of Swindonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which provisions in any treaty of the European Community or in directives or regulations arising therefrom which require public services provided directly by national or local government, or delivered by other bodies which are wholly owned by them, to be open to competition from private firms; and whether there are any judicial decisions enforcing, or exempting them from, any such requirement. [HL1553]
§ The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn)Neither the treaty nor the EC Procurement Directives and implementing regulations that arise from them require public services to he open to competition from private firms.